[Shotimes] OT: Help! Unfair traffic ticket!

[Christian Kesselring]

Today, I got a ticket in my SHO for an "improper lane change", and I am
furious about it.  This cop in an unmarked, untagged CV pulled me over and
accused me of making several lane changes without signalling.  The signal is
working...he checked.  What pisses me off is that I know I signalled, as I
do every single time, so this a**hole had to be either mistaken or making it
up.  I admit, I was driving fairly aggressively, and that is probably why he
pulled me over.  For him to cite me for something I didn't even do, or
rather not doing something I did do, is ludicrous.  Of course, I will go to
court, but what approach should I take?  Obviously, I am going to plead "Not
Guilty", does that automatically disqualify me from any bargaining?  I am
not going to plead "Guilty" to something I know I didn't do!  This isn't one
of those "Well, I'm not sure how fast I was going" things, I am dead sure.
What I really want to happen is to walk into the courtroom, explain that I
did not do what the officer said I did, and walk out with the ticket
dismissed.  But how do I do that?  Geez, this sucks.  Oh, and by the way,
this was in Midvale, UT.

Christian Kesselring
'92 SHO 119k
'02 PT Cruiser 9k